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A bronze coin of Rhegion in Bruttium with Athena Nikophoros Coin Type: Bronze pentonkion of Rhegion in Bruttium.
Mint and Date: Rhegion, c. 215-150 BCE
Size and Weight: 19x22mm, 5.72g
Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing crested Athenian helmet decorated with a griffin.
Reverse: Athena standing left holding Nike bearing a trophy, spear behind her left arm, left hand holding the top of a shield resting on the ground.
Legend: PHΓINΩN to right.
Field Marks: Π at bottom left (demonination mark). Thunderbolt in left field, not visible on this specimen.
Provenance: frascatius (eBay), November 2010.
Ref: GCV 690; Rutter 2554; SNG ANS 756-60; BMC (Italy) 95.
BW Ref: 001 054 000
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